Miffed Karnataka Congress MLA Anand Singh resigns

Bengaluru: Miffed with the state government's decision to sell 3,667 acres of land to JSW Steel Ltd, Karnataka Congress legislator Anand Singh on Monday resigned from the Vijayanagar Assembly segment in the state's northwest Ballari district.

"I have submitted my resignation letter to state legislative assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar at his residence, as I am unhappy with the coalition government's decision to sell the land to Jindal steel firm," Singh told reporters here.